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Cambridge Display Technology News Perhaps the most exciting development in the display industry in the last fifteen years has been the discovery and development of polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs). It all started in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University in 1989, when it was found that ‘organic’ LEDs could be made using conjugated polymers.…

OPTICS.ORG, OCTOBER 12, 2OO6 Partners to co-research and develop liquid lenses; Varioptic launches improved autofocus model; mass production commences in China. Varioptic and Dow Chemical have agreed to jointly work on new developments in the field of electrowetting technology for liquid lenses. The partnership is aiming to “significantly improve” optical, chemical and physical performance of…

Mini Sharma, Navhind Times, October 12, 2006 DEEPAK Maru, 12, was playing with his friends near his house in Manoharpur (Mayurbhanj, Orissa) on the Jharkhand-Orissa border when he and four of his friends were abducted and taken to Delhi by a man who identified himself as Raju. Deepak was then placed by Raju to work…

On September 14, 2006, Rishi Singh, the former director of India’s NEERI (the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), came to the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources to give a talk on environmental policy in India. After some invaluable priming from Indra on NEERIs role in exacerbating the post-1984 Bhopal fiasco, I went to…

The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 11, 2006 LOWELL – Toxic chemicals are leaking from inside barrels at a landfill, which officials estimate will cost the town between $20 million and $35 million to clean up. High levels of methane, hydrogen cyanide, lead and arsenic were found. But tests of two private wells off the…

BUSINESS WIRE, OCTOBER 10, 2006 LYON, France. Varioptic S.A (www.varioptic.com) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that they will combine their strength and expertise to bring new developments in the field of electrowetting technology for Liquid Lenses. The results of this partnership will significantly improve optical, chemical and physical performance of Varioptic’s…

UK Health & Safety Executive, May 6, 2006 Accident summary In the early hours of 3 December 1984 a relief valve on a storage tank containing highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) lifted. A cloud of MIC gas was released which drifted onto nearby housing. Prior to this, at 23.00 hrs on 2 December, an operator…

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE OCTOBER 10, 2006 Bhopal, Oct 10 (IANS) As many as 14 suspected cases of dengue, a viral fever caused by mosquito bites have been reported in Madhya Pradesh so far and their blood samples have been sent for tests to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, an official said…

Aaron Besecker, Niagara Gazette, October 9, 2006 Representatives of Benderson Development are looking to clean up the site of a planned transportation hub where soils are known to contain hazardous amounts of a toxic metal. A plan to investigate the former Grossman’s Building Supply, 2250 Factory Outlet Blvd. near Military Road, is now available for…

BUSINESS WEEK, OCTOBER 9, 2006 CIO Dave Kepler talks about the company’s new technology, which combines radio frequency identification with global positioning systems As the largest bulk chemical shipper in North America, Dow Chemical (DOW) has to keep close tabs on shipments, especially when they contain hazardous materials. Dow is looking to step up the…

Bloomberg, October 10, 2006 Nova Chemicals Corp. (NCX CN): The largest Canadian chemical maker countersued Dow Chemical Co. (DOW US), the largest U.S. producer, for $300 million as the companies accused each other of wrongfully diverting products from their Alberta joint venture. Nova rose 60 cents, or 1.7 percent, to C$35.34.

Hindustan Times, October 8, 2006 THOUGH NO fresh confirmed case of dengue was reported on Sunday, the State Health Department sent blood samples of five suspected patients – three from Bhopal and two from Indore — to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi, for confirmation. Patients with symptoms of viral infection, including…

Chemical Business Newsbase October 6, 2006 Dow Chemical aims to boost the competitiveness of its operations worldwide by closing several plants. Structural costs may be cut by around $160 million a year when the plan is fully implemented. The closures include plants in Porto Marghera in Italy and Sarnia and Fort Saskatchewan in Canada. These…